Lock



Jan; 12, 1932. LQNG 1,841,334

' LOCK Filed Feb. 28, 1931 Cal Patented Jan. 12, 1932 d these slots when the hasp is turned outward Wi s-Sums ALLEN T.'LONG, 0F rntrnnsnune; IRGINIA,

"ASS'IGNCBIYTO AT Iivson & "LONG me. 00.; i

or PETEBSIBURG, VIRGINIA, A conroRAT oN on NEW J RSEY] Application filed rebruary asfieei 'seriainoi 51191 9.

This invention relates to looks, particularly locks for traveling bags,' satchels and the like, though the invention is not neces-- sarily limited thereto. 7

The general object of the invention is to provide a construction wherein thehasp 1 when closed will entirely cover over the rivets which attach the base of the lock to the body of the bag, trunk or other receptacle; n

A further object is toprovide a lock of this character having a hinge of such construction that the hinge is so covered and protected that the lock cannot be readily broken at the hinge or the pintle of the hinge cut through.

Other objects will appearinthe course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accon1-' I panying drawings, where1n:

Figure l is a sideelevation of a lock constructed in accordance with my invention; Figure 2 is a face view thereof; V Figure 3 is a side elevation broken away; Figure 4 is a front elevation with thehasp raised. r

Referring to these drawings, 10 designates the base for the hasp, which base is formed at its upper end with a slightly depressed or transversely concave portion 11 and with two ears 12 extending upward or outward from this concave portion of the base. This base is heldto the bag or trunk section or other section of the receptacle by means of rivets Mounted upon this base is a hasp designated 14, this hasp being formed to provide a head 15, the bead being approximately semi-circular in cross section. The ends of the bead are formed to provide the inwardly extending ears 16 which overlap theexterior faces of the ears 12. A pintle '17 passes through these ears and is, of course, headed atits extremities. it spring18 surrounds this pintle and is disposed between the ears 12, this spring having one end bearing against the base 10 and the other end bearing against the inside face of the hasp 14 Thus it will be seen that the spring acts to urge the lid upward to a raised position.

The head of the hasp is slottedat 28 to accommodate the ears12 and the end walls of rivets which are used to fasten the lock t0- hinge and; thus makes the lock the edges of theears which thus act as. stops limiting the upward 'movement of the. hasp. Thein'side face of the hasp carries uponitth'eitwo keepers l9havingbeveled l faces. i The lock plate'20 is attached by rivets 5'5 21 to-the bag or other'member and this look plate is provided withtheslots 22f0r the reception ofthe keepers l9 Y "Operatingon th inside face of the lock f plate are the'bolts 23which are spring. pro-jv dd jected. Theseibolts are c'onnected to a slide '241'm0u'nted uponthe lowerend of the lock plate, thisslide having the. rotatable locking barrel 26-which is' to? be key-operated sothat 1 the bolts ssmay be projected.intothe'keep ersl9; or retracted therefrom; When so pro jected; thetslide art-which is formed upon its lower edge with a flange .27 whereby itmay be operated is held from movement, but when the keyis turned to; unlock. the slide 24, 3 downward movement ofthe slide willretract the bolts from-engagement with the keepers I It isto be particularlynoted'that whenthe. hasp 14 is turned down into locking position, that the 'haspjcovers the rivets '13 and the rivets 21 andthat the edge of the hasp comes fiush with theupper edge of the slide 24. It

is also to be noted that when the hasp is which accommodate the cars 12 being of ap proximately the same width as the thickness of the ears and being practically closed by the peripheries of the ears 12. Thus it will be seen that the hasp completely covers the tlie cas'e .fandalinost completely covers the r practically a burglar-proof lock.

-lVliile -I have shown a preferable form of construction, I do not wish to be limited to the exact. details of construction as it is ob- -;viousthat--these might be changed without departing from the spirit of the invention a defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. A look comprising a hasp base having rivetsattaching it to an article, andhaving at one end outwardly projecting ears, a hasp as wide as and longer than the'base and having ears overlapping anddisposed outwardly of the first named ears, a pintle extending through both pairs of ears, the hinge end of the hasp having a bead extending approximately the full length of and extending over i the pintle and ears and circumferentially slotted in register with the first named ears,

a look plate having rivets whereby it may be attached to an article, the hasp when closed extending over the rivets of the hasp base and over the lock plate and covering the rivets thereof, the hasp and lock plate having coacting keepers and bolts. 1 r t 2. A look comprising a hasp base having rivets attaching it to an article, and a lock plate having rivets whereby it may. be attached to the article, the hasp base at one end having a transversely concave portion having a length equal to the width of the base and having outwardly projecting ears adjacent therends of this concave portion, a hasp as wide as and longer than the base and having ears at its side edges at one end overlapping the first named ears and disposed exteriorly thereof, a pintle extending through both pairs of ears, a coiled contractile springsurrounding the pintle and'bea rin'g against the base and hasp respectively to urge the hasp in open position, the hinge end of the hasp,

having a bead approximately equal in length to and extending over the pintle, the spring and said ears, the bead being oircumferen tially slotted in register with the first-named ears, the look plate and hasp having coacting keepers and bolts. 7 g a In testimony whereof I hereunto afl'ix my signature.

- ALLEN T LONG. 

